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Most of us know about linux and its capabilities.
linux has come a long way with the help of canonical's ubuntu 9.04.
It is till now the best linux i have ever used and a very tough competitor to windows but one of the few things i don't like about ubuntu is its default theme.
so in this instructable, i will show you how to change the default theme of ubuntu.
Windows has ruled the market for years now and people find it very difficult to migrate from windows and in case of linux its even harder for them because of the completely different GUI.
so, we will have a theme that looks just like windows XP and windows Vista.
you can select any of the above themes...
both themes have been modified by me to suit ubuntu and to maintain its own identity.
Let's get started!
Most of us know about linux and its capabilities.
linux has come a long way with the help of canonical's ubuntu 9.04.
It is till now the best linux i have ever used and a very tough competitor to windows but one of the few things i don't like about ubuntu is its default theme.
so in this instructable, i will show you how to change the default theme of ubuntu.
Windows has ruled the market for years now and people find it very difficult to migrate from windows and in case of linux its even harder for them because of the completely different GUI.
so, we will have a theme that looks just like windows XP and windows Vista.
you can select any of the above themes...
both themes have been modified by me to suit ubuntu and to maintain its own identity.
Let's get started!
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Signing UpStep 1Download theme
first step is to download the theme from the interent.
to download the theme you have two options:
for XP:
go to,
http://www.zshare.net/download/67429708b8f1e7a1/
or
http://www.desiupload.com/show.php/2...Gnome.zip.html
or
search and download the torrent 'win4ubuntu xp' from www.torrentz.com
for vista:
goto,
http://www.zshare.net/download/65796228b73e3753/
or
search and download the torrent 'win4ubuntu theme' from www.monova.com
to download the theme you have two options:
for XP:
go to,
http://www.zshare.net/download/67429708b8f1e7a1/
or
http://www.desiupload.com/show.php/2...Gnome.zip.html
or
search and download the torrent 'win4ubuntu xp' from www.torrentz.com
for vista:
goto,
http://www.zshare.net/download/65796228b73e3753/
or
search and download the torrent 'win4ubuntu theme' from www.monova.com
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i have been getting comments about my instructable being too short and not enough self explanatory. i understand my mistake and will soon make the necessary changes.
P.S.: i believe the readmefirst.doc is still enough self explanatory and pretty easy to install...thanks anyways!
keep commenting!
or does the setup make it so any win xp theme could be added ?
simply search for win4ubuntu for my themes!
enjoy!
also, if you like my theme style but not the xp feel...
u can download more such themes from www.opendesktop.org
simply search for win4ubuntu for my themes!
enjoy!
Btw: The start button doesnt have the Windows logo on it. Lol.
: )
like u guys m too a avid fan of Ubuntu. the reason i have created this theme is to help those users who r addicted to windows to shift to Ubuntu. i have tried to replace windows logo by ubuntu logo wherever possible.
this is the reason u dont see the windows logo anywhere in my theme...
enjoy!
it was nice to receive comments 4m people who really care abt wots getting posted.
the reason for posting this theme is that it makes easy for those 1st time users to use ubuntu and get used to it quickly.
also, i understand ur displeasure on the 'readmefirst.doc'. the thing is the procedure is way to simple to use and it doesn't need any support. still, if u hav any doubts at the time of installation u can post it here.
thanks once again
Make it look different, so they'll know it acts different.
And no, I don't think the theme is way cool. It wasn't cool on XP andit's definitely not cool on Linux, but that's my opinion ;-)